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Heya, if you see an alliance tag in TOR from some guys names Silent Lucidity, that's us. Feel free to accept to snub depending on your mood. If nothing else, it would give either folks a place to go in 2-3 months should either side flame out (something that both crews have a history of doing tthrough multiple MMO's now).

Before posting in the RIft recruiting thread, wanted to ask you a question. Looking for a solid group of mature people to play Rift with, which sounds simple enough....but I need to find a group that is open to REALLY mature players. I've played WoW for years, AoC, Warhammer, and now Aion. My mom joined me (and my kids) in WoW and she has been playing Aion with me for the last 6 months or so. She's a sweetheart, easy going, very helpful, but she is much older than the typical gamer (I would assume at 50, I'm older than most, too). I want to find a group that will be a good fit for her. She held her own in WoW, on vent, etc. with the high school boys and someone always seems to take her under their wing and look out for her, but I want to go into Rift with the same core group of people I end RIft with......in other words, I want to find a great guild and stay put. Think your group will work?

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Carbine is using a tired and ineffective page from the MMO operations play book. In order to avoid mega servers, that is servers that are overflowing with a disproportionate % of the population trying to setup there, they are holding back the names of their servers.

On paper this sounds like a good plan, but the reality is holding back the names of servers removes the ability for large communities to effectively plan.

The Next Gen Kinda Sucks (For Now)
I started this weekend with a bit of a mission - I was going to upgrade some aspect of my gaming life. I more or less thought this was going to mean getting a next gen console and I figured it’d mean getting a PS4.

Now as a proud member of the PC Gaming Master Race I started where I should, could I upgrade my computer in a way that made financial sense?

*** This is the second part of my predictions recap blog post for 2012 ***

Next up, EQ Next:

Everquest Next is announced. It is (at least on paper – all we’ll see this year) a theme park MMO with a fresh approach of mixing in strong sandbox/virtual world elements. EQ:N won’t release until 2013 or even beyond.

I'll take a half point here. EQ Next wasn't announced so much as it was temporarily unannounced. Where I will take the points however is I think

*** This is a repost of a post that ran on my blog adventuresoftaas.com ***

Prediction season - oh how I love you. In most years its a time for me to show off just how insightful and connected I am to the games industry, this year however I suspect might be a different beast. I really didn't see the force F2P was going to be this year (I really did think it'd be Pay to Plays year to come back with a vengeance) amongst other things. So let's get right to it and look at my predictions

Name: Champion of the League of Legends
Award given to players who play League of Legends with AKS Casual

Issue time: 02-21-2011 04:35 AMIssue reason: Award given to players who play League of Legends with AKS Casual

Name: FFXIV Beta Explorer
The proud, the few - the first Knights of Final Fantasy XIV! This award is granted to all members and recruits who were members of the Open Beta FFXIV Linkshell! This award is given as a thanks to our earliest FFXIV members!

Issue time: 09-26-2010 05:14 PMIssue reason: The proud, the few - the first Knights of Final Fantasy XIV! This award is granted to all members and recruits who were members of the Open Beta FFXIV Linkshell! This award is given as a thanks to our earliest FFXIV members!

Name: The Dark Summer of 2010
I hope the Spring/Summer of 2010 is one we will soon forget. While the guild had some success in World of Warcraft by and large the Knights found themselves spread across multiple games most of them lasting only a few weeks at a time as it just seemed that the gaming gods refused to give us something to play.

Many of our guild friends have been absent in past months as there just hasn't been anything to play. Some Knights however stayed true and did whatever they could to keep in touch by the forums or in whatever game managed to hold our attention in a given week.

This award is for those loyal Knights who toughed out the Spring and Summer of 2010. There is a lot of good stuff on the horizon (Final Fantasy XIV and Star Wars: The Old Republic) but these members were around for one of the bleakest periods in MMO gamer memory!

Issue time: 07-07-2010 11:33 PMIssue reason: I hope the Spring/Summer of 2010 is one we will soon forget. While the guild had some success in World of Warcraft by and large the Knights found themselves spread across multiple games most of them lasting only a few weeks at a time as it just seemed that the gaming gods refused to give us something to play.

Many of our guild friends have been absent in past months as there just hasn't been anything to play. Some Knights however stayed true and did whatever they could to keep in touch by the forums or in whatever game managed to hold our attention in a given week.

This award is for those loyal Knights who toughed out the Spring and Summer of 2010. There is a lot of good stuff on the horizon (Final Fantasy XIV and Star Wars: The Old Republic) but these members were around for one of the bleakest periods in MMO gamer memory!

Name: Warhammer Online Vet
The WAR Vet award is given to members who joined us in the first few months of the game.

These members are commemorated for their patience through server moves, changes in officership, and being part of the best build experience we've ever had the pleasure to play host to.

Issue time: 02-19-2009 01:03 PMIssue reason: The WAR Vet award is given to members who joined us in the first few months of the game.

These members are commemorated for their patience through server moves, changes in officership, and being part of the best build experience we've ever had the pleasure to play host to.

Name: Aldorf Defender (February 15th, 2009)
On February 15th the forces of Destruction pushed the battlefront to the front gates of our beloved capital city, Altdorf.

The recipients of this award are the brave defenders who heeded the call of duty and valiantly defended our capital city.
This time we were successful in dispelling the forces of Destruction, we need be ever vigilant to ensure our walls stand.

Issue time: 02-16-2009 11:52 AMIssue reason: On February 15th the forces of Destruction pushed the battlefront to the front gates of our beloved capital city, Altdorf.

The recipients of this award are the brave defenders who heeded the call of duty and valiantly defended our capital city.

This time we were successful in dispelling the forces of Destruction, we need be ever vigilant to ensure our walls stand.

Name: Keep Master: Fangbreaka September 18th, 2008
This award is granted to all Knights who attended our third successful Keep Siege.

The evening of September 18th, 2008 we captured Fangbreaka in Marshes of Madness

The evening of September 18th, 2008 we captured Fangbreaka in Marshes of Madness

Name: Keep Master: Fangbreaka September 12th, 2008
This award is granted to all Knights who attended our second successful Keep Siege.

The evening of September 12th, 2008 we captured Fangbreaka in Marshes of Madness

Issue time: 09-13-2008 01:10 PMIssue reason: This award is granted to all Knights who attended our second successful Keep Siege.

The evening of September 12th, 2008 we captured Fangbreaka in Marshes of Madness

Name: Preview Warrior
Special one time award given to all players who play with Aureus Knights in during Warhammer Online's Preview Weekend

Issue time: 08-27-2008 12:12 PMIssue reason: Special one time award given to all players who play with Aureus Knights in during Warhammer Online's Preview Weekend

Name: Keep Master: Dok Karaz August 23rd, 2008
This award is granted to all Knights who attended our first Keep Siege.

The evening of August 23rd, 2008 we captured Dok Karaz in Barak Varr.

Issue time: 08-24-2008 11:25 AMIssue reason: This award is granted to all Knights who attended our first Keep Siege.

The evening of August 23rd, 2008 we captured Dok Karaz in Barak Varr.

Name: Vanguard Veteran
An award given to the original Aureus Knights in Vanguard. This group of people helped form AKS's first large presence in an MMO and we became known as a top class guild; this group has a lot to be proud of.

Issue time: 08-23-2008 08:59 PMIssue reason: This award is given to the original Aureus Knights in Vanguard. This group of people helped form AKS's first large presence in an MMO and we became known as a top class guild; this group has a lot to be proud of.

Name: FPS Nut
One of the things that makes or breaks our little family is that we stay together and we stay active. One way we do that in between games is playing FPS games. Good quick fun, its always a good time! This award is for those who stick it out between MMOs by playing FPS games with Clan [AKS]

Issue time: 08-23-2008 08:58 PMIssue reason: This is one of our fun awards and I'm happy to present it to our usual dedicated FPS group. MMO burn out comes and goes but late night FPS screwing around is forever! Congratulations for being an FPS Nut Bar! Please contact RJO with details on how to get FPSing with us and become an AKS FPS Nut!

Name: Guild Founder
Given to a long term officer who has been crucial in the development of the guild